Spring Pond Woods: Stones

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Stone hills

Deep across an upland forest, nearby a downstream waterfall, is an uncommon setting of a hill cloaked with stones.

To the south rests 3 huge boulders, one at the west, one in the middle and one in the east of a bed of ledge. The back and underside was used as a burner, and the west-end face seems similar to another stone on site.

Other random, interesting stones...

Through a wind-chilled winter...

Sounds of birds pass through the forest. Wildlife dens are sheltered by leaves. In the depth of winter, the ground is frozen, until when water in Spring earth receives. Time-honored stones trace ceaseless arbors. Beauty is function, as nature perceives. A Coniferous Forest in the cold of winter, sustains natural homes for life's living things.

Some tree facts:

Coniferous trees help maintain the micro-climate by blocking prevailing winter winds, and in the summer help provide a cooling shade. Trees help reduce noise pollution, filter and clean the air, create more oxygen through photosynthesis, and provide year round nesting locations for the wildlife. Trees can be used to reduce glare, create spaces, control topsoil runoff, and provide an artistic visually rich scene for the senses, by providing color, randomness and beauty in the gray of winter, with consistency throughout the year.

Salem Statue stands atop a stone from these woods

In the town of Salem, a statue of the settlement's founder, Roger Conant is raised atop an huge boulder, brought from the woods near Floating Bridge Pond in these here woods.

The historic reference is found on the pages of Salem's City Guide: salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml

Perched stones on hilltop

There is a hill, north of a stream which flows into Spring Pond, believed to be on a parcel labeled Spring Pond, a property of the City of Peabody, in the City of Salem. When approaching this hill from Spring Pond, there is sight of a perched stone at the top. We were led to this point by a friend, a place since he was a child called 'the meeting point'.

From the hill top, a panoramic view of Spring Pond and the surroundings can be seen.

On the other sides of the hilltop, perched stones hang by the cliffs.

Perched stone mysteries

An enlightening discovery of a triangular shaped boulder perched on smaller stones, was observed by nature hikers in a recent walk. This stone is similar to Phaeton (Cannon) Rock in Lynn, where the boulder appears to be elevated off the ground by a grouping of smaller stones. The observer states there are 4 stones supporting the boulder.

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Some Signs of love

Children's hand imprints are found on the ledge in these woods. Is it imaginable, a beloved wilderness-playground serving nearly 1,000 children at camp, could have been blasted away for corporate priorities? Hope these signs last forever, as the children thought when cementing their prints into stone.

More Spring Pond discoveries...

A frog splashes off to the side of a stream running down a trail.

Another bat house is constructed.

Fresh dear marks are near a stream.

A beautiful hilltop, with....

a depression on the cliffside, filled with stones.

pretty little purple flowers

Rare and interesting discoveries

On a walk this weekend with Leslie and Julia, we came across rare and other interesting finds. Julia discovered cottonwood trees, which is common in the south, and a rare formation of two trees joined at the trunk. We discovered Pink and White Lady's Slippers, other interesting flora, and another interesting stone.

This interesting stone slab is in the shape of a perfect arrow, standing upright.